Robert
Americannoun
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Henry Martyn 1837–1923, U.S. engineer and authority on parliamentary procedure: author of Robert's Rules of Order (1876, revised 1915).
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a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “glory” and “bright.”
Example Sentences
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Jackson Pollock and Robert Rauschenberg were The Movement; didn’t these dunderheads know that?
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026
Belfast black taxi driver Robert McAllister said that "all taxis should be in the bus lanes" except for Ubers.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
Yes, I’m talking about Robert F. Kennedy Jr. And yes, multiple people—including health professionals—told me my voice sounded like his.
From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. once touted raw milk, but now he’s stopped talking about it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
The two men stayed in the lavish home of businessman and merchant Robert Morris, the man who had helped finance the American Revolution.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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